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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia

species Castalia stevensi (H.B. Baker, 1930): specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Castalia __Hoeh et al. (2009)
Castalia stevensiBogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Zieritz et al. (2015), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Santos-Neto et al. (2018), Olivera-Hyde et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Orinoco and Essiquibo basins of Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Colombia

specimen
FMNH_114116

Bocas Rio Iteviare (Vichada), Bajo Rio Guaviare, Colombia

specimen
FMNH_114139

Bocas Rio Iteviare (Vichada), Bajo Rio Guaviare, Colombia

specimen
FMNH_114034

Bocas Rio Iteviare (Vichada), Bajo Rio Guaviare, Colombia; 2°58’N, 70°45’W


Guyana

specimen
ZMB_17079

Rio Rupununi, Guiana


Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14890

Caño el Sardinero, 14 km SE Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14946

Caño el Sardinero, 14 km SE Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14910

Caño Hondo, Agua Negra, Barinas, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14931

Caño Igües, La Capilla, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_84697

Cano Mamon (Rio Orinoco - Apure Dr.) El Mamon, 24 km E Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela, 9.07106, -69.52521

specimen
INHS_85051

Caño Maraca, 12.6 mi NW Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14902

Cano Maraca, 60 km S Guanare, on rd to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14939

Cano Maraca, 60 km S Guanare, on rd to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_17020

Cano Maraca, 60 km S Guanare, on rd to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_17026

Cano Maraca, 60 km S Guanare, on rd to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_17583

Cano Maraca, 60 km S Guanare, on rd to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
UF_29403

Cano Maraca, 60 km S Guanare, on rd to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
UF_29403

Cano Maraca, 60 km S Guanare, on rd to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_17016

Caño Maraca, SW Agua Clara, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14804

Caño Masparito, 1 km NW Libertad, Barinas, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_17034

Caño Terecay, Hato Cañafistola, eastern Apure, Apure, Venezuela

specimen
USNM_860428

Caripe River, Caripito, Venezuela

specimen
UCM_32344

floodplain lake along N shore Orinoco River, 2 km E Soledad, Anzoategui, Venezuela.

specimen
MCZ_MP.89

Istampk [?], below Barrancas 62°8’ W 8°30’N

specimen
MNHN_MP_1402

Orenoque

specimen
MNHN_MP_1402

Orenoque

specimen
MNHN_MP_1391

Orenoque, Venezuela

specimen
MNHN_MP_0879

Orinoco

specimen
MNHN_MP_0879

Orinoco

specimen
INHS_14920

Rio Camoruco, 3 km SE Libertad, Cojedes, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14892

Rio Camoruco, between Estero & Campo Alegre, about 10 km NW Libertad, Cojedes, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14932

Rio Guarico, Barbacoas, Aragua, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_7661

Rio Mocapra, near La Esperanza, cerca del caserio La Esperanza, Infante/ Miranda Districts, Guarico, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_11888

Rio Tinaco, El Baul, Cojedes, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_46955

Rio Ventuari, base of Cerro Moriche, 1 km upstream Moriche community, 167 km ENE San Fernando de Atabapo, Manapiare, Amazonas, Venezuela

specimen
INHS_14904

trib. Caño Igues, 20 km SE Guanare on rd. to Guanarito, Portuguesa, Venezuela

specimen
MNHN_MP_0795

Venezuela

specimen
ANSP_125531

Yuruari River, Venezuela

specimen
ANSP_125531A

Yuruari River, Venezuela

specimen
SMF_4661

Yuruari River, Venezuela

ZMA_419632. Cano Las Mulas, Bruzual, Apure, Venezuela